If you enjoy careers in France, this file is for you. ianvou’s French football fix for FM27 completes the history of the competitions, corrects club names and links defunct sides to their successors. It is also the fifth edition in a row, because the author has been doing this work since earlier versions of the game.
The competitions that get their full history (Image: ianvou)
What changes in French football in FM27
First, the full and correct history of the competitions. In other words, the honours lists now include every champion from the start:
- Leagues: Ligue 1 (since 1933), Ligue 2 (since 1934), Ligue 3, National 1 and National 2, plus the defunct CFA2.
- Cups: Coupe de France (since 1918), Coupe de la Ligue, with the 1964 and 1965 editions added, Coupe Charles Drago and Trophée des Champions.
- Youth: the Coupe Gambardella and the youth leagues, U17, U18 and U19, plus the reserve league.
Then, every French club in the database now has a foundation date. Teams the game wrongly listed as defunct are also reactivated. They go into the lower divisions, and those in Ligue 3, National 1, National 2 and U19 are placed in their own region.
Names and links between clubs
On the other hand, some names are corrected. For example, the game called Bastidienne Bordeaux “Bastienne Bordeaux”. Several defunct clubs are also linked to today’s sides. So Evian TG now counts in Thonon Evian Grand Genève’s history, and Tours FC, Joué-lès-Tours and Ouest Tourangeau in Union Foot Touraine’s.
The author also sorted out two confusing cases. There were two “Toulon le Las” in the database, so one became the first SC Toulon, which existed until 1984. That way, the club’s full history shows up under today’s SC Toulon. Likewise, one of the two “AS Fresnoy” became Norcap Grenoble, which merged into Grenoble.
Who is it for
It is for anyone managing in France who likes seeing the full honours of every club and competition. It also pairs well with the FM27 all-time table, which shows every league’s all-time standings. If you would rather play at home, we have the Portuguese competitions fix, which does the same kind of work for Portugal.
French football fix FM27 download
The file is a .fmf of about 370 KB, from 13 November.
Download – France History Fix (13/11/2026)
- First, put the .fmf file in Documents \ Sports Interactive \ Football Manager 27 \ editor data. If the editor data folder does not exist, create it.
- Then open FM27 and start a new career. Database changes only apply to new games.
- Finally, in the database setup, make sure the file is selected.
What is still missing
Even so, the author warns that not everything can be fixed. Some defunct B and C teams do not exist in the database, so they get no league position. For active B teams, only last season’s position can be edited. Finally, eleven clubs that played at least one season in the national leagues are missing, such as Olympique d’Ajaccio and US Annemasse. If you spot a mistake, the author asks you to let him know.
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